پاپ کارن
Popcorn in Urdu is پاپ کارن.
پاپ کارن refers to a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating.
Meaning: a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating (noun)
Did you know?
- The word پاپ in the phrase is a phonetic match for an Urdu word derived from Sanskrit that means 'sin' or 'evil deed'.
- While the English term is a transliteration, an Urdu speaker might use the term بھنے ہوئے مکئی کے دانے to describe the traditional process of roasted corn kernels.
- The word کارن is inherited from the Old Hindi word kārãṇ, which means 'cause'.
Examples in context
- کیا آپ پاپ کارن کھائیں گے؟kya aap popcorn khayenge?Will you eat popcorn?
- فلم دیکھتے وقت پاپ کارن لاؤ۔film dekhte waqt popcorn lao.Bring popcorn while watching the movie.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ahmed are getting ready to watch a movie.
- زینب Zainabاحمد، کیا ہم پاپ کارن خریدیں؟Ahmed, kya hum popcorn khareeden?Ahmed, shall we buy popcorn?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، مجھے بھوک لگی ہے۔Haan, mujhe bhook lagi hai.Yes, I am hungry.
- زینب Zainabمیں مکھن والے پاپ کارن لاتی ہوں۔Main makkhan wale popcorn lati hoon.I will bring butter popcorn.
- احمد Ahmedزینب، یہ بہت اچھا خیال ہے۔Zainab, yeh bohat acha khayal hai.Zainab, that is a very good idea.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries پاپ, کارن, CC BY-SA 4.0.
